NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stock Position Boosted by Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA grew its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,385,692 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 45,769 shares during the period. NVIDIA accounts for 4.9% of Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $258,542,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Helen Stephens Group LLC raised its position in NVIDIA by 3.9% in the third quarter. Helen Stephens Group LLC now owns 1,483 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of NVIDIA by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC now owns 3,928 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $621,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC increased its position in shares of NVIDIA by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC now owns 20,903 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,302,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC raised its holdings in NVIDIA by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC now owns 4,634 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $732,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Finally, Copia Wealth Management lifted its position in NVIDIA by 14.7% in the second quarter. Copia Wealth Management now owns 468 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.27% of the company’s stock.

More NVIDIA News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. review could pave way for H200 shipments to China — reports say the administration launched a review that might allow exports of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China, which would materially expand addressable demand and revenue prospects. US launches review of advanced Nvidia AI chip sales to China
• Positive Sentiment: Regulatory overhang removed on Intel tie-up — U.S. antitrust agencies cleared Nvidia’s investment in Intel, reducing a near-term regulatory risk and supporting strategic partnerships that could help scale production and go-to-market efforts. Nvidia-Intel deal cleared by US antitrust agencies
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts getting more bullish — several firms (Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated buy at $275, Truist raised its PT to $275, Zacks boosted EPS estimates) are lifting targets or confirming buys, helping technical momentum and positioning for upside. MarketScreener Latest Ratings
• Neutral Sentiment: Management clarifies OpenAI investment status — Jensen Huang said Nvidia has not yet funded its announced plan around OpenAI, which removes some rumor-driven uncertainty but leaves the timing and size of any investment unclear. Nvidia has not given OpenAI ‘a penny yet,’ CEO Huang tells Fox Business
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling disclosed — long-time director Harvey Jones sold 250,000 shares (~$44M), a headline that can spook some investors even though large insiders often diversify. Nvidia director sells $44 million in stock

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of NVIDIA from $255.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. President Capital lifted their target price on shares of NVIDIA from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Craig Hallum boosted their target price on NVIDIA from $195.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Raymond James Financial set a $272.00 price target on NVIDIA and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $240.00 price objective on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-five have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $262.14.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Jen Hsun Huang sold 75,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.01, for a total transaction of $13,575,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 70,258,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,717,437,325.03. The trade was a 0.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Harvey C. Jones sold 250,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.33, for a total transaction of $44,332,500.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 6,933,280 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,229,478,542.40. The trade was a 3.48% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 2,163,974 shares of company stock worth $396,087,917. Insiders own 4.17% of the company’s stock.

NVIDIA Stock Up 3.9%

Shares of NASDAQ NVDA opened at $180.99 on Friday. NVIDIA Corporation has a 12-month low of $86.62 and a 12-month high of $212.19. The stock has a market cap of $4.40 trillion, a P/E ratio of 44.91, a PEG ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 2.29. The company has a current ratio of 4.47, a quick ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $185.58 and its 200-day simple moving average is $174.93.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $57.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $54.66 billion. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.NVIDIA’s revenue was up 62.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.81 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 4th will be paid a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 4th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.0%. NVIDIA’s payout ratio is currently 0.99%.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.

The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.